Arts and Entertainment

Lee Knight at Fareham Creek

Fareham man publishes debut novel he has worked on for 28 years

Chapter One Gosport

New independent bookshop opens on Gosport’s Stoke Road

Bradley Walsh hosted a game show with a twist on Channel 4 this week, The Million Pound Shot (Picture: Channel 4/Gary Moyes)

All bets are off in Bradley Walsh's game show with a twist

Rated 5: The Spring Cafe at Old Town Hall, Havant; rated on April 24

'We’re sorry' - popular arts centre's website hit by 'security issue'

The Forcefields - Aayama and Max Forcefield. Picture: Anna Azarov Photography

Enter the Forcefields' unique musical world in an 'immersive' show at The Lens S...

The cast of A Christmas Carol

Gosport production company offers free Christmas show

The show will be performed at the Royal Garrison Church in Southsea

One-woman-show tells the history of a WW1 submarine chaser in song

Sir Grayson Perry

Rare work by Sir Grayson Perry to go on display at Portsmouth Museum

Lisa Wilson

Ex-servicewoman turns grief into poetry

Dai Evans was one of the Aberfan witnesses who told their stories in a new BBC2 documentary Aberfan: The Village that Fought Back. (Picture: BBC Studios/Mei Williams)

Aberfan: The Village that Fought Back: History with a shocking message for today

Wallace & Gromit Lego set

15 Wallace & Gromit gifts to celebrate Aardman's 50th birthday

The Ukes of Wallington

Wallington ukulele band to broadcast live sea shanties

Explorer Coffee in St Vincent, Gosport will be displaying the works of local artists

Appreciate some art and enjoy a cuppa at the Gosport Art and Tea Trail

Seann Walsh: This Is Torture

Seann Walsh brings his brand-new show This Is Torture to Portsmouth

Liberty X will join East 17, Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton and other pop favourites at Boybands vs Girlbands at a Parkdean Resorts holiday weekend, ahead of their Popstars: The Originals tour with Hear'Say next year.

Liberty X fans can see the group at weekend event before reunion tour

The Eldon Building on Winston Churchill Avenue

Independent cinema No6 Cinema is back in Portsmouth city centre
Screenings will take place every Thursday and Friday evening
Lottie Keen

Sebastian Rodriguez de Castro's exhibition is coming to Portsmouth

Colombian artist to put on exhibition in Portsmouth

David Harewood stars as lawyer Pierre Jeffreys in the new Channel 4 drama Pierre (Picture: Channel 4/Olly Courtney)

Pierre review: David Harewood will give TV mavericks a good name

Richard Armitage plays maverick forensic pathologist Ethan Winter in the new ITV drama Winter, which began this week (Picture: Eagle Eye Drama/ITV/ITVx)

Winter verges on parody but remains weirdly watchable

A packed crowd enjoyed a little slice of Ronnie Scott’s magic as The Royal Jazz Club launched at the Queens Hotel in Southsea.

Review: The magic of Ronnie Scott's is here at The Queens Hotel

Newborn babies will be tested for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) – a condition which affects singer Jesy Nelson’s twins. Pictured: The entertainer sitting during the National Television Awards 2026 show at The O2 Arena on September 8, 2026.

Portsmouth lab to test newborns for condition affecting singers' twins

From left: Richard Sears, Lail Arad, Naima Bock and Jesca Hoop perform The Songs of Joni Mitchell at The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea. Picture: Jim Barber

'Songs gain fresh life' in The Songs of Joni Mitchell at The Wedgewood Rooms | R...

Rich Tamblyn (left) with Chris Perrin of Thirst at The Wedgewood Rooms. Picture: Hannah Mesquitta

Portsmouth band Thirst celebrate 25 years of debut and a 'difficult second album...

Eve Ponsonby as Titania and compan in CFT's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Picture: Manuel Harlan

A Midsummer Night's Dream at Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Lail Arad (left) and Jesca Hoop co-produce The Songs of Joni Mitchell, which is at The Wedgewood Rooms on Sunday, September 27

Artists to pay tribute to legendary singer-songwriter at Wedge gig

Michelle Keegan stars as DI Emma Crane in the new ITV drama series The Blame (Picture: Quay Street Productions for ITV/ITVx)

Michelle Keegan shines in cop drama with a message

Thirst in 2026, Thirst in 2026, from left: Rich Tamblyn, Chris Perrin, Mark Denney and Steve Marsh

Portsmouth band to celebrate 25 years of debut album with special Wedge gig
At the turn of the millennium, things were going well for Portsmouth-based hard-rock band Thirst.
Chris Broom

Abbie Warner as Elsa in Portsmouth Theatres' production of Frozen at Theatre Royal

Review | 'It’s snow joke, this is theatre at its most enchanting'

Alison Light

Portsmouth writer to give reading of new book celebrating city history

Rebecca Faithful

Woman wins award for story about navigating Portsmouth in a wheelchair

Lauren Steadman. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for The National Lottery)

Who is Lauren Steadman? Athletic achievements and TV appearances

The participants in this week's 'experiment' from Channel 4, Apocalypse. From left, Kyra; Laura; Matty; Kelly; Dean; Celia; Kiera; Scott; Steven; Brooke; Bertie; Louise; Ioan and Freddie. (Picture: Matthew Salacuse/Channel 4)

Channel 4's Apocalypse is a "radical experiment" we just don't need right now

Martin and Flavia Couri are The Courettes, at The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea

The Courettes and Quick Romance are pure dynamite at The Wedgewood Rooms | Revie...

Michael Ball will still be appearing at an upcoming show in Portsmouth despite other cancellations due to illness. Pictured is the entertainer on stage during The National Lottery's Big Night Of Musicals.

Michael Ball cancels shows ahead of Portsmouth appearance

Cast revealed for Fareham Christmas pantomime

Anne Hegerty joins Fareham pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk cast

Martin and Flavia Couri are The Courettes. Picture by Søren Solkær

Feeling the heart and soul of The Courettes, as they prepare to wrap up their UK...

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Why thinking outside The Box is not always a good thing

The contestants for series 22 of Taskmaster, which started this week. From left, Chloe Petts, Isy Suttie, Matt Lucas, Nina Conti and Richard Ayoade (Picture: Avalon Television Ltd/Channel 4)

Taskmaster may not be the show you want, but it’s definitely the show you need

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Race Against the Tide is built on quicksand, sinking without trace

John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor (played by David Mitchell) returns to solve crimes in a new series of the BBC comedy-drama (Picture: BBC/Big Talk Studios/Olly Courtney)

David Mitchell excels in this mix of puzzles, laughs and cosy crime

Portsmouth Punk Festival headliners Wonk Unit, who completed their set with a little help from the audience. Picture: Becca Cairns

The DIY spirit is alive and well at the first Portsmouth Punk Festival | Review

Prof David Olusoga presents a new series of A House Through Time from Edinburgh (Picture: BBC/Twenty Twenty Productions Ltd/Richard Ranken)

A House Through Time review: History comes alive through ordinary people

JJ Chalmers and Sophie Morgan being ferried across the water aboard an LCT.

Celebrity Hunted contestants made daring escape from HMS Victory

The Wildhearts at The Brook, Southampton, August 8, 2026

No doubting The Wildhearts' sincerity at The Brook, Southampton | Review

Richard E Grant visited Malta in the first episode of his new Channel 4 series, Richard E Grant's Modern Odyssey. (Picture: Emporium Productions)

This modern odyssey is all about the journey, not the destination

Dennis Crown (John Hannah) is an ex-copper looking for a quiet life in the new Channel 5 drama Benidorm is Murder. (Picture: 5 Broadcasting Ltd/Clapperboard)

This meta new crime drama is weird enough to get away with murder

Gosport author Averil Branson at her book launch at Your Space in Gosport High Street, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Picture: Sarah Standing

Gosport writer launches new collection of short stories

Jackson Davies has been nominated as Portsmouth's new Poet Laureate

Portsmouth announces new Poet Laureate

Fort Nelson will hold an outdoor production of The Three Musketeers

Fort Nelson to host outdoor theatre

Tim Skedge as Roy Scheider, John-Paul McCrohon as Richard Dreyfuss and Paul Tully as Robert Shaw in CCADS' production of The Shark is Broken

Play giving deep dive into Jaws keeps audiences hooked - The Shark is Broken, by...

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play the film music of John Williams and Hans Zimmer in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth on July 17, 2026, one of The Guildhall Trust's Summer Concerts. Picture: Chris Broom

Jaws, Star Wars and more as Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play cinema's greates...

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Judge John Deed review: Capital punishment for the TV viewer

Finance campaigner Gary Stevenson was calling for a wealth tax in How to Get Filthy Rich on Channel 4 this week. (Picture: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4)

Tax crusade is let down by the adolescent level of debate

Heathen Apostles, from left: Chopper Franklin, Mather Louth and Luis Mascaro Picture: Rebecca Van Der Schaft

No Peace for 'bloodgrass supergroup' Heathen Apostles as they return to play The...

Cecil's story is featured in the new series of 24 Hours in A&E, after he came off his motorbike in a 130mph crash (Picture: Channel 4)

A night in A&E can make you feel better about the world

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